Published Financial Ombudsman Service decisions, 2013-April 2026

Nationwide Building Society complaints: what the Ombudsman decided

We analysed 13,072 published Financial Ombudsman decisions linked to Nationwide Building Society. This page shows outcomes, complaint types and decision patterns without rating the firm.

More complaints doesn't mean worse service — big firms serve millions of customers, so they naturally show up more often. Win rates reflect the mix of complaint types a firm faces, not a quality score.

Across the full dataset, about 1 in 3 clear-result cases ended with the customer winning fully or partly (33.5%). For Nationwide Building Society, this page shows 22.9%.

What people complain about

Rough guide

PPI Claims

5,806 decisions, 44.4% of this firm page

21.5%

Mortgages

3,111 decisions, 23.8% of this firm page

24.3%

Consumer Credit

1,542 decisions, 11.8% of this firm page

24.1%

Insurance Claims

740 decisions, 5.7% of this firm page

24.2%

Banking Disputes

508 decisions, 3.9% of this firm page

23.6%

The percentage at the end of each row is the rough won-or-partly-won rate for that broad category.

How it changed over time

2019967
2020798
2021851
2022591
2023570
2024655
2025783
2026120

The 2026 figure covers published decisions up to April 2026.

What happens when customers win

Set amount listed

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

36%

Worked out with interest

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

11.2%

Worked out by set rules

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

16.9%

Stress or hassle payment

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

4.5%

Refund

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

3.6%

No money ordered

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

1%

Not clear from the case

Share of won or partly won decisions with this wording

26.7%

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Source

Published Financial Ombudsman Service decisions from 2013–April 2026. This page uses 13,072 published decisions for Nationwide Building Society.

Entities included

Nationwide Building Society.

What won means

Won means the Financial Ombudsman agreed with the customer. Partly won means it agreed with part of the complaint. Unclear outcomes are left out of the rate.

Not a rating

This is not a review or rating of Nationwide Building Society. Past results can't predict your case; this isn't legal advice.

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